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Explanation_of_Ad-Duha, page : 5
Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him, had no property, yet Allah enriched him.
This has been explained as being Prophet Muhammad‟s contentment with whatever he
had and the wealth of knowledge Allah placed in his heart.
When he was orphaned his grandfather and then his uncle took care of him, and it was
with them that Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him, found shelter. It has
also been explained as his finding shelter with Allah, and that the meaning or “orphan” is
that there was no other like him, and Allah Himself sheltered him.
As for the verses "Did He not find you a wanderer so He guided you? Did He not find
you poor and suffice you? Do not oppress the orphan," Allah reminds His Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, of these blessings. Even before Allah called him to the
prophethood, He had not neglected him either when he was a young orphan or when he
was poor, rather, He honored him by calling him to the prophethood. How could Allah
have done so after He had chosen him!
In the next verse, "But tell of the favors of your Lord!" Allah tells His Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, to announce the blessings he had been given by Allah and to be
This has been explained as being Prophet Muhammad‟s contentment with whatever he
had and the wealth of knowledge Allah placed in his heart.
When he was orphaned his grandfather and then his uncle took care of him, and it was
with them that Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him, found shelter. It has
also been explained as his finding shelter with Allah, and that the meaning or “orphan” is
that there was no other like him, and Allah Himself sheltered him.
As for the verses "Did He not find you a wanderer so He guided you? Did He not find
you poor and suffice you? Do not oppress the orphan," Allah reminds His Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, of these blessings. Even before Allah called him to the
prophethood, He had not neglected him either when he was a young orphan or when he
was poor, rather, He honored him by calling him to the prophethood. How could Allah
have done so after He had chosen him!
In the next verse, "But tell of the favors of your Lord!" Allah tells His Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, to announce the blessings he had been given by Allah and to be